Should asking price come down after year on market? See boats listed from last year with same price, brokers or dealer with consigned boat don't move on price? May drop from 70k to 68k and never check with owner on other offers.
Interesting thing, this thread prompted me to check the boat listings (BoatTrader, etc) for some of the boats that I looked at 3 years ago (2012)
Formula 280SS - 3 of the boats that I saw listed back then are still listed today (Toms River NJ, Arnold MD, Westhampton NY) . . . all the same price as they were 3 years ago. One of the boats (Toms River) I actually made an offer on . . . still has not sold.
Folks will always try to get something for less than asking price, but after a certain amount of time (3 years of not selling . . .) it would seem pointless to keep asking that same price.
At some point, you gotta ask yourself. Whats your time worth? Posting your boat on CL every morning for three years is about 1,100 posts to keep it on top. If it takes 3 minutes each day. That's 55 hours of your life that could be spent fishing instead of posting on CL. At that point, wouldn't you just give the boat away and go fishing?
Totally disagree...everything is negotiable. When I bought my Wellcraft boat, he was asking $28K. I ended up buying it for $22K and he threw in an 8' inflatable and an outboard motor.IMO if you are not prepared/able/willing to pay the asking price you should not begin the conversation.